How Sequestration Would Impact the Benghazi Consulate and Other U.S. Diplomatic Posts

By: Candice Lanier (Diary)  |  February 21st at 02:35 PM  | 

Sequestration, expected to kick in on March 1, would result in $85 billion in cuts in financial year 2013 and a total of $1.2 trillion spread out over ten years.  The sequestration is almost a certainty. The approach of potentially disastrous cuts to the military did not stop Congress from authorizing $60.2 billion in additional deficit spending for Hurricane Sandy relief–a pork-filled measure which includes | Read More »

National Security Hangs in the Balance As The Pentagon Braces for Sequestration

By: Candice Lanier (Diary)  |  January 28th at 02:00 PM  | 

On Wednesday, the House passed the “No Budget, No Pay Bill” which will temporarily suspend the nation’s debt ceiling until May 19th. Included in the measure is a provision that would withhold congressional pay after April 15th and extend until Congress passes a budget. During a press conference, in the middle of the House vote, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said the Senate would take | Read More »